SAMPLE TEST FOR FIRST SEMESTER- E9

SAMPLE TEST
I. READING
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box
working; doing; sound; scientific; adults; writers; universities; angry; computers; have
Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for (1)_______math problems. Second, there are programs for (2)_________ studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by (3)_________ and business people. Other programs are made for courses in schools and (4)_________ . And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and (5)________ .There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like(6)______ . Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (7)_______ . It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also (8)_________ lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may (9)_________ strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem(10)______ . It is easy to think they are like people.
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. They ________ Da Lat last summer.
A. visited B. will visit C. visit D. have visited
2. We have learnt English _______ 2001.
A. in B. during C. for D. since
3. We ____ already ______ Huong Pagoda.
A. were…seeing B. are…seeing C. have… seen D. will…see
4. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I _______ French.
A. know B. have known C. knew D. will know
5. The church _________ about 100 years ago.
A. was built B. is built C. has been built D. will be built
6. All the houses in the area _________ immediately.
A. have to rebuild B. have to be rebuilt C. had to rebuild D. has to be rebuilt
7. If he __________ soon, he might miss the train.
A. doesn’t come B. isn’t coming C. didn’t come D. won’t come
8. She asked me if I ________ to school by bicycle every day.
A. am going B. go C. was going D. went
9. Mr. Long said that he _______ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. is living B. has lived C. lived D. will live
10. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________ she?
A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t D. didn’t
11. She likes watching the stars _______ night.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
12. She asked me if I ________ a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy B. bought C. would buy D. will buy
III. WRITING
You want to buy an English -Vietnamese dictionary. Write a letter of inquiry to Khai Tri Bookshop, requesting for more information about the dictionary. Follow the outline below.
Date and address.
Introduction: Say how you know about the dictionary (see the advertisement on newspaper).
Request: State what information you want (the title, the publisher, the price of the dictionary).
Further information: Say what you also want to know more about (number of pages and if the dictionary includes a CD – ROM inside).
Conclusion: End with a polite closing.
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I. READING
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Advertisements are very important in the modern world. Often your T-shirt or jeans show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. A special picture or symbol, called logo, is sometimes used.
You see logos on many different products. The idea of a logo is that whenever you see it, you think of that product or company. Many people like to buy a product because it is made by a certain company. Some people only buy a product that is made by a famous company. People wear clothes and carry bags that have a famous label to show that they are fashionable and have good taste. It is very common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are only a few seconds long but very attractive. Sometimes, the advertiser uses a slogan because it is easy to say and easy to remember. The idea of advertisements is to try to make you buy the product. They sometimes show rich and famous people using that product. The message is, if you want to feel rich and famous, then buy this product.
a. Choose the most suitable ending to each of the following sentences. (1.0 pt)
1. A logo is a _________.
A. company’s name